By Charles “Sam” Faddis, AND Magazine/a>

In the world of clandestine intelligence operations, discovery is an ever-present danger. Operations are by definition risky. Operators, assets and projects are regularly compromised. You plan in advance for such eventualities, and you structure your networks so that they can survive adversity.

The loss of a source or even of several sources does not mean that the entire clandestine organization of which they are part simply ceases to exist. Assets that are “blown” are cut away. Remaining assets “go to ground” or are put on ice. Patience is key. The network waits out the scrutiny and resumes work when things have cooled off and attention has been drawn elsewhere.

Such, in all likelihood, is exactly what is happening right now with those individuals who were part of what increasingly seems to have been a deliberate, carefully planned effort to destabilize a sitting President, overturn the results of a free and fair election and, in effect, to stage the first coup in American history.

A long list of individuals has been implicated in participation in this effort, including the heads of the FBI, James Comey, and the CIA, John Brennan. Particularly within the FBI, numerous lower-ranking individuals have been identified and shown to be culpable as well. Yet, they all share one characteristic. They are all former government employees. They are all individuals no longer in federal service.

Is it possible that every single individual involved in this plot has now been fired or resigned? Perhaps. It is highly unlikely. This was a plot that appears to have spanned several continents and involved what appear to have been numerous sources and contacts with multiple foreign intelligence services. An operation on such a scale would likely have involved dozens of officers from multiple agencies, even if closely held.

Where are they all now?

Perhaps we could begin to answer that question by...

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